diff --git a/tools/appsre-build-fedora-worker-packer.sh b/tools/appsre-build-fedora-worker-packer.sh
index dc54d810eaf..271c9b6457a 100755
--- a/tools/appsre-build-fedora-worker-packer.sh
+++ b/tools/appsre-build-fedora-worker-packer.sh
@@ -5,24 +5,78 @@ set -exv
 export SKIP_CREATE_AMI=false
 # Use prebuilt rpms for the fedora images
 export BUILD_RPMS=false
-export SKIP_TAGS="rpmcopy,subscribe"
+# Fedora community workers use osbuild form rpmrepo + composer from
+# copr, as the osbuild rpms from copr disappear too quickly.
+export SKIP_TAGS="rpmrepo_composer,rpmcopy,subscribe"
 FEDORA=fedora-38
-export PACKER_ONLY_EXCEPT=--only=amazon-ebs."$FEDORA"-x86_64,amazon-ebs."$FEDORA"-aarch64
-
-# wait until the rpms are built upstream
-COMMIT_SHA="${COMMIT_SHA:-$(git rev-parse HEAD)}"
-while true; do
-    RET=$(curl -w "%{http_code}" -s -o /dev/null http://osbuild-composer-repos.s3.amazonaws.com/osbuild-composer/"$FEDORA"/x86_64/"$COMMIT_SHA"/state.log)
-    if [ "$RET" != 200 ]; then
-        sleep 30
-        continue
+export PACKER_ONLY_EXCEPT=--only=amazon-ebs."$fedora"-x86_64,amazon-ebs."$FEDORA"-aarch64
+
+# wait up to 10 minutes for the packit-as-a-service app (app id being 29076)
+for RETRY in {1..11}; do
+    if [ "$RETRY" = 11 ]; then
+        echo Waiting for the packit-as-a-service suite failed after 10 minutes
+        exit 1
     fi
-    RET=$(curl -w "%{http_code}" -s -o /dev/null http://osbuild-composer-repos.s3.amazonaws.com/osbuild-composer/"$FEDORA"/aarch64/"$COMMIT_SHA"/state.log)
-    if [ "$RET" != 200 ]; then
-        sleep 30
+
+    CHECK_SUITES=$(curl --request GET --url "https://api.github.com/repos/osbuild/osbuild-composer/commits/$COMMIT_SHA/check-suites?app_id=29076")
+    if [ "$(echo $CHECK_SUITES | jq -r .total_count)" != 1 ]; then
+        echo Waiting for the packit-as-a-service suite upstream
+        sleep 60
         continue
     fi
+
+    echo Packit-as-a-service suite present \(total_count "$(echo $CHECK_SUITES | jq -r .total_count)"\)
     break
 done
 
+CHECK_RUNS_URL="$(echo $CHECK_SUITES | jq -r .check_suites[0].check_runs_url)"
+if [ "$CHECK_RUNS_URL" = null ]; then
+    echo CHECK_RUNS_URL not found in "$CHECK_SUITES"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# wait up to 30 minutes for the rpms to be built
+for RETRY in {1..31}; do
+    if [ "$RETRY" = 31 ]; then
+        echo Waiting for the packit-as-a-service results failed after 30 minutes
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    CHECK_RUNS_RESULT="$(curl $CHECK_RUNS_URL)"
+    if [ "$(echo $CHECK_RUNS_RESULT | jq -r .total_count)" = 0 ]; then
+        echo No results in "$CHECK_RUNS_RESULT", waiting
+        sleep 60
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    X86_RPMS_STATUS=$(echo "$CHECK_RUNS_RESULT" | jq -r ".check_runs[] | select (.name | contains(\"$FEDORA-x86_64\"))" | jq -r .status)
+    if [ "$X86_RPMS_STATUS" != completed ]; then
+        echo waiting on "$FEDORA"-x86_64 rpms, status is "$X86_RPMS_STATUS"
+        sleep 60
+        continue
+    fi
+    AARCH64_RPMS_STATUS=$(echo "$CHECK_RUNS_RESULT" | jq -r ".check_runs[] | select (.name | contains(\"$FEDORA-aarch64\"))" | jq -r .status)
+    if [ "$AARCH64_RPMS_STATUS" != completed ]; then
+        echo waiting on "$FEDORA"-aarch64 rpms, status is "$AARCH64_RPMS_STATUS"
+        sleep 60
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    X86_RPMS_CONCLUSION=$(echo "$CHECK_RUNS_RESULT" | jq -r ".check_runs[] | select (.name | contains(\"$FEDORA-x86_64\"))" | jq -r .conclusion)
+    if [ "$X86_RPMS_CONCLUSION" = success ]; then
+        echo "$FEDORA"-x86_64 rpms ready!
+    else
+        echo "$FEDORA"-x86_64 rpms failed to build :\(
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    AARCH64_RPMS_CONCLUSION=$(echo $CHECK_RUNS_RESULT | jq -r ".check_runs[] | select (.name | contains(\"$FEDORA-aarch64\"))" | jq -r .conclusion)
+    if [ "$AARCH64_RPMS_CONCLUSION" = success ]; then
+        echo "$FEDORA"-aarch64 rpms ready!
+        break
+    else
+        echo "$FEDORA"-aarch64 rpms failed to build :\(
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
 tools/appsre-build-worker-packer.sh